by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 17, 2012 | What I'm Reading
Climate & Climate Politics RealClimate: The dog is the weather A TV series that ran on Norwegian TV (NRK) last year included a simple and fun cartoon that demonstrates some important concepts relative to weather and climate: In the animation, the man’s path can...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 10, 2011 | • Politics
Rachel Maddow: A pantheon of pregnant pauses. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rachel Maddow: Why we need the department Perry cant remember he wants to cut. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 18, 2011 | • Politics
I first read about Cameron Todd Willinghan’s case with this article all the way back on Friday, September 11, 2009: Cameron Todd Willingham, Texas, and the death penalty : The New Yorker and here is some more on Perry & Willinghan… Beyond Cameron Todd...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 17, 2011 | What I'm Reading
Climate: Gore’s Climate Reality Finale — What Do You Think? | ThinkProgress. Joe Romm asks: “I’m interested in your thoughts on Gore’s final presentation in “24 Hours of Reality.” For those who missed it, here it is: Video streaming by Ustream I do think it is...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 30, 2011 | • Politics
This just in: Anti-global warming Sen. Inhofe formally endorses Perry By NBC’s Carrie Dann TULSA, Okla. — Sen. Jim Inhofe, a strident conservative voice in the Senate and a vocal skeptic of global warming, formally endorsed Gov. Rick Perry on Monday,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 22, 2011 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Global Warming Denial
Ron Reagan (Jr.) in the Hardball Let Me Finish segment, Monday, August 22, 2011, gives a stinging commentary on "Crazy Presidential Candidates". Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy "Let me finish tonight with...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 18, 2011 | • Politics, The 2012 Presidential Race
Following a link attached to a blurb I read this morning in Wall Street Journal Blog: Real Time Economics "Howard Gleckman examines presidential hopeful Gov. Rick Perry’s record as a low-tax politician. His record, “suggests, in fact, a politician who...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 14, 2011 | • Politics, The 2012 Presidential Race
Some notes regarding Rick Perry’s records of accomplishments in his 26 years as a government employee in Texas and the so-called "Texas Miracle" he created as Governor. The emphasis on some of the items in the list is mine. From: LADIES AND...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 13, 2011 | The 2012 Presidential Race
I couldn’t agree anymore with this had I written it myself. …Never in my lifetime has the Republican Party nomination process involved so many divisive figures, second-rate figures and genuine loons, nor evoked such a lack of broadly shared enthusiasm for...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 26, 2011 | • Politics
Ed Brayton who writes the blog Dispatches From The Culture Wars has this thing he does there where he often cites the Dumbass Quote of the Day (it goes without saying what that one is all about) and/or the Badass Quote of the Day. Today I give my RTOL Badass Quote of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 26, 2011 | • Politics, Religion, The 2012 Presidential Race
I am fairly confident Rick Perry is going to to take a run at being the Republican nominee for President. But if anyone ever thought Barak Obama had a ‘Pastor Problem’ that is nothing compared to the witches brew truck load of kooks Rick Perry is...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 21, 2011 | Partisan Idiocy, Religion
Adopting the language stylings of another infamous Governor I’ve got to ask…"How’s that Pray-For-Rain hopey changey thingy working out for ya?" (see my post Fighting Wild Fires In Texas) Rick Perry the current Governor of Texas I think...